Spring season
One campaign that covers every event group.
Track carries one of the largest rosters in the school and one of the widest equipment ranges — implements, hurdles, pit and pad replacement, uniforms and meet entries, spread across sprinters, distance, throws and jumps. Programs often fundraise by event group and end up with four small efforts that each fall short. One campaign across the whole roster fixes the arithmetic.
When to run it
Spring track opens in late winter with meets running through May. Indoor programs start earlier. February is generally the last useful launch point.
- Season
- Spring
- Typical start
- March 1
- Best launch window
- The four to six weeks before that date
Why this sport is different
The specific things that shape a campaign here.
Roster size is the advantage
Track routinely fields more athletes than football. Each one sharing a page is reach that no single-event fundraiser can match.
Event groups make honest teams
Throws against distance against sprints — the leaderboard writes itself and every group has something at stake.
Shared equipment, shared goal
Pads, implements and timing gear serve the whole program. Funding them together is easier to explain than four separate asks.
What we would suggest
A starting plan. The details change once we see your calendar and your roster.
Run one campaign for the whole roster, with event-group leaderboards inside it Launch in February, before the first meet Set the goal against shared equipment everyone benefits from Give distance and throws groups their own participation targets Combine indoor and outdoor programs where both exist
Running a different program? See every sport we support.
Questions
Questions from these programs
Straight answers, including the ones without a comfortable number attached.
What kinds of groups can fundraise this way?
School sports teams, school-wide campaigns, youth leagues, travel and club teams, cheer, dance, band and marching band, PTO and PTA groups, and other clubs and community organizations. If your group has participants who can share a page, it fits.
What keeps participants engaged after the first week?
MoneyDolly includes daily challenges, leaderboards and reward milestones. These give participants something specific to act on and make progress visible, which is usually what separates a campaign that keeps moving from one that goes quiet.
How does participant sharing work?
Each participant gets their own page on MoneyDolly to share with family and friends. Contributions made through that page count toward both their personal progress and the group total.
How much will we raise?
Nobody can honestly promise a number. What a campaign raises depends on your group size, participation rate, timing and community. What we can do is help you set a realistic goal and give your group the best possible shot at hitting it.
Ready when your group is.
Tell us about your group and we will help you figure out the best way to get started with MoneyDolly.
